Train Numbering Guide
The QR train numbering system, in its present format, has been in use since the late 70’s. The first version was very limited. Mainly numeric but the letters A to F were used in the Brisbane Suburban...
View ArticleThe History of Bowen’s Railways
TWO LINKS IN THE NORTH COAST LINE (From a paper prepared for the Bowen Historical Society by Jess Cottrell) ‘Early in its existence, the infant Colony of Queensland realized the importance to its...
View ArticleHistory of the Bowen – Collinsville Railway
(By Miss Norma Moller) (Prepared by Norma Moller for the Bowen Historical Society) In 1866, Richard Daintree, geologist, inspected what came to be known as the Bowen River Coalfield. He wrote on 10th...
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